Right To Play Director Jobs 2024 – Ethiopia NGO Jobs

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Right To Play Director Jobs 2024 – Ethiopia NGO Jobs.

Right To Play Ethiopia looking for “Director”.

Applicants with a University Degree may apply on or before January 05, 2024.

Right To Play is an international non-profit organization whose mission is to use play to empower vulnerable children to overcome the effects of war, poverty, and disease. Right To Play’s work is connected to the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals, and focuses on four outcome areas: quality education, children’s health and well-being, girls’ empowerment, and child protection.

The Right To Play has published a job vacancy announcement on December 19, 2023 for qualified Ethiopia’s to fill in the vacant post of Director to be based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Right To Play Job Vacancy 2024

What you’ll do:

Ensures alignment of education programs to the goals set in the global strategic plan and global Theory of Change
Leads the development of the education strategy and portfolio implementation plan
Takes a lead in decision making related to the go/no go process for new education programs/ projects, involving specialists in decisions where needed
Collaborates with the MEL team to align Education ToC and strategies with appropriate indicators and measurement approaches
Advises during the development of country strategic planning and global strategic planning for education program priorities
Provides programmatic inputs to support decision making by executive team on funding priorities
Works with Advocacy and Policy team to analyse trends and changes related to education priorities within the international development sector and communicatesthese to ensure RTP education strategy and programs integrate current thinking and international best practice
Works with the Lead, Training & Skills to develop systems and processes to ensure effectiveness and efficiency in development and delivery of education resources and trainings both internally and with external education stakeholders
Leads the development of education program strategies for new countries of operation
Provides leadership and technical advice, in collaboration with Policy & Advocacy specialists, on country efforts to influence Ministries of Education and other education stakeholder policies, plans and position related to play based learning.
Collaborates with Policy and Advocacy specialists to strengthen connections between education strategy, organisational scale efforts, donor priorities and country context.

Position in Organization:

Organization: Right To Play International
Department/Division: Program Quality & Impact
Work Location: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Work Arrangement: A combination of in-office and remote-working in accordance with Right To Play’s work arrangement and the operational needs of the department. Possibility of remote-working pending management approval.
Authorized to work in: One of the countries listed above (eligible to work legally without visa or work permit sponsorship)
Target Hiring Range: Local salary scale applies (Grade 10). Hiring range and benefits will be shared with applicants as part of the recruitment process.
Target Start Date: Mid-February 2024
Contract Duration: Full-time / 13-14 months fixed term contract
Application Closing Date: January 5, 2024 23:59 EST

Minimum Requirement:

EDUCATION:

University degree in education, or social sciences, public policy, international development/affairs, or other relevant areas
Training and/or additional certification in thematic areas of education, play-based learning, child protection, gender equality and social inclusion

EXPERIENCE:

10 years of relevant professional experience in role(s) with progressively senior levels of leadership in
international development at a global level
5 years of experience working in a low HDI country context
5 years of experience in managing and developing staff within a cross-functional organization
Experience with planning and implementation of multi-country education projects funded by governments and foundations

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